Paul Is Dead (Skeptoid #594) - The origins and history of the urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced.October 24, 2017Read | Listen (13:13)

I Still Can't Believe They Did That: More Human Guinea Pigs (Skeptoid #593) - A further look at ten more scientists who experimented on themselves for the benefit of mankind.October 17, 2017Read | Listen (14:04)

Alert 747: The Vela Incident (Skeptoid #592) - In 1979, a mysterious flash occurred over the southern ocean that could have been a nuclear bomb.October 10, 2017Read | Listen (13:00)

Feral Children (Skeptoid #567) - Those stories about children raised by animals probably aren't what you've been led to believe.April 18, 2017Read | Listen (13:15)

The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid #566) - A miniature of all China's waterways in liquid mercury is said to be at the heart of the First Emperor's tomb.April 11, 2017Read | Listen (13:10)

The Shag Harbour UFO (Skeptoid #565) - Comparing the actual evidence to the Canadian claim of best evidence for alien visitation.April 4, 2017Read | Listen (13:13)

The Ghost Fighter Plane of Pearl Harbor (Skeptoid #547) - Published accounts tell of a mysterious fighter plane that came into Pearl Harbor a year after the Japanese attack.November 29, 2016Read | Listen (11:22)

There's No Such Thing as Race... Or Is There? (Skeptoid #546) - Genetically, race does not exist; but there are still inconvenient places for it in science.November 22, 2016Read | Listen (12:51)

First in Flight (Skeptoid #545) - You always thought the Wright Brothers were the first to fly a plane? Well, it depends what country you're from.November 15, 2016Read | Listen (13:19)

Feedback and Followups (Skeptoid #544) - Some nifty extra information for a few recent episodes supplied by listeners in the know.November 8, 2016Read | Listen (11:34)

White Hat Journal Hoaxes (Skeptoid #543) - Sometimes the best way to scrutinize an open access journal is to hoax them.November 1, 2016Read | Listen (13:36)

Photographic Memory (Skeptoid #542) - Pop culture tells us that some people have photographic memories, but the truth is quite different.October 25, 2016Read | Listen (12:50)

Feng Shui Today (Skeptoid #540) - Feng shui is much more than just a debunked way to magically arrange furniture.October 11, 2016Read | Listen (12:47)

Radiation Hormesis: Is It Good for You? (Skeptoid #539) - Some say that exposure to small amounts of dangerous radiation can protect you from cancer. No, it probably doesn't.October 4, 2016Read | Listen (13:27)

The Belgian UFO Wave (Skeptoid #538) - For two years, some say the Belgian skies were filled with triangular alien UFOs.September 27, 2016Read | Listen (13:40)

Debunking the Moon Truthers, Part 3 (Skeptoid #537) - The hard, testable, scientific proof that we actually did land humans on the moon.September 20, 2016Read | Listen (12:36)

Student Questions: Multiple Intelligences and the Gender Pay Gap (Skeptoid #510) - Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.March 15, 2016Read | Listen (12:10)

Ninjas Unmasked (Skeptoid #509) - These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were.March 8, 2016Read | Listen (13:46)

No, Hitler Did Not Escape (Skeptoid #507) - There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina.February 23, 2016Read | Listen (12:36)

Bad Skepticism: Why You Should Challenge Popular Assumptions (Skeptoid #506) - From swamp gas and waterspouts to alternative medicine, the harm of not challenging popular assumptions.February 16, 2016Read | Listen (11:49)

You've Got to Be Wrong to Be Right (Skeptoid #505) - Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.February 9, 2016Read | Listen (12:35)

Growing Skeptical of Hair Restoration (Skeptoid #504) - As long as people lose their hair, the market will remain flooded with sham remedies.February 2, 2016Read | Listen (13:24)

A Skeptical Look at the Rorschach Test (Skeptoid #497) - The famous Rorschach inkblot test is not a window into the subconscious, and doesn't tell us anything useful.December 15, 2015Read | Listen (12:39)

Cryptids That Turned Out To Be Real (Skeptoid #461) - Sometimes speculative animals do turn out to be real, but that still doesn't validate cryptozoology as a science.April 7, 2015Read | Listen (14:26)

Student Questions: Internet Tracking and Plasma Cosmology (Skeptoid #421) - Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.July 1, 2014Read | Listen (12:57)

Hillary vs. Mallory: The First to Everest (Skeptoid #420) - From the evidence we have, it seems clear there's no way Mallory could have beaten Hillary to the summit of Everest.June 24, 2014Read | Listen (12:54)

Slacktivism: Raising Awareness (Skeptoid #419) - Clicking a "Like" button on a web site is not only useless, it may actually be counterproductive.June 17, 2014Read | Listen (13:05)

Left Brained, Right Brained, or Hare Brained? (Skeptoid #418) - Pop psychology tells us we're all either left brain or right brain dominant, a concept with no scientific support.June 10, 2014Read | Listen (12:36)

The Riddle of Flight 19 (Skeptoid #417) - The 1945 disappearance of five fighter planes in the Bermuda Triangle was real, but hardly how it's portrayed.June 3, 2014Read | Listen (12:13)

5 Conspiracy Theories that Turned Out to Be True... Maybe? (Skeptoid #416) - Skeptoid listeners are always asking for conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. Here are the best I found.May 27, 2014Read | Listen (14:04)

In Which I Am the Very Picture of Error Personified (Skeptoid #415) - Skeptoid corrects another round of mistakes made in previous episodes.May 20, 2014Read | Listen (11:52)

Killing Princess Diana (Skeptoid #414) - Some say the death of Princess Diana in 1997 was actually a murder plotted by her government.May 13, 2014Read | Listen (12:39)

Out of Place Artifacts (Skeptoid #403) - Some objects found around the world seem to defy rational explanation.February 25, 2014Read | Listen (13:06)

Listener Feedback: Ancient Mysteries (Skeptoid #402) - I respond to questions and feedback sent in by listeners around the world.February 18, 2014Read | Listen (12:10)

Hemp, Hearst, and Prohibition (Skeptoid #401) - A popular urban legend claims that William Randolph Hearst conspired to make cannabis illegal in the United States.February 11, 2014Read | Listen (12:36)

Student Questions: Magic Wristbands, Laser Danger, and ManBearPig (Skeptoid #369) - Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.July 2, 2013Read | Listen (12:56)

Facts and Fiction of the Schumann Resonance (Skeptoid #352) - The Schumann Resonance, 7.83Hz, is one natural radio band in our atmosphere, but holds no mystical powers.March 5, 2013Read | Listen (13:26)

Men in Black (Skeptoid #351) - A look at the mysterious government agents said to intimidate those who witness flying saucers.February 26, 2013Read | Listen (13:46)

Trinity: Interview with Dr. Oz, Alex Jones, and Deepak Chopra (Skeptoid #350) - Skeptoid interviews three of the most popular and controversial figures in modern pseudoscience.February 19, 2013Read | Listen (6:18)

Top 10 Best Pro-Science Celebrities (Skeptoid #349) - A list of ten Hollywood celebrities who have leveraged their fame into the promotion of science.February 12, 2013Read | Listen (12:34)

Ganzfeld Experiments (Skeptoid #348) - The true history of the experiment that is said to present the strongest evidence yet for telepathic abilities.February 5, 2013Read | Listen (12:42)

The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine (Skeptoid #347) - This most famous of all fabled "lost mines" has a history that fails to stand up to skeptical scrutiny.January 29, 2013Read | Listen (14:38)

Listener Feedback: A Cacophony of Conspiracies (Skeptoid #340) - How you can convince your friends that their conspiracy theories are nonsensical.December 11, 2012Read | Listen (10:58)

Setting the Bloop Straight (Skeptoid #339) - The solution to the Bloop mystery sound is finally revealed, and Skeptoid corrects some errors from other episodes.December 4, 2012Read | Listen (13:03)

The Flat Earth Theory (Skeptoid #338) - The Flat Earth Theory has its origins not in alt-science but in Christian Fundamentalism.November 27, 2012Read | Listen (12:41)

The Bermuda Triangle and the Devil's Sea (Skeptoid #337) - Contrary to popular belief, no unusual number of disappearances has ever happened inside these two ocean regions.November 20, 2012Read | Listen (13:37)

How to Tell a Good Website from a Crap Website (Skeptoid #336) - How to tell whether a science article on the web is reliable or not.November 13, 2012Read | Listen (13:33)

The Betz Mystery Sphere (Skeptoid #334) - This mysterious silver ball seemed to have all kinds of strange properties. We finally found out what it was.October 30, 2012Read | Listen (12:05)

Student Questions: Dancing Plague and the Cinnamon Challenge (Skeptoid #333) - Skeptoid answers another round of student questions sent in from all around the world.October 23, 2012Read | Listen (12:38)

The Phantom Time Hypothesis (Skeptoid #332) - A number of theories claim that several centuries never actually happened, and were faked by the Church.October 16, 2012Read | Listen (13:17)

Hypnotism: Hijacking Your Brain? (Skeptoid #330) - The facts and the fiction of one of the most intriguing psychological phenomena.October 2, 2012Read | Listen (12:29)

Is She Real, or Is She Fictional? (Skeptoid #329) - See if you can tell which of these famous women from history are real, and which are fictional.September 25, 2012Read | Listen (15:48)

Secrets of the Stradivarius (Skeptoid #328) - The secret of history's greatest stringed instrument, the Stradivarius violin, is that there is no secret.September 18, 2012Read | Listen (12:10)

Raiding the Ark of the Covenant (Skeptoid #327) - The true history of the most famous holy relic from Biblical times.September 11, 2012Read | Listen (11:53)

The Mystery of the Vitrified Forts (Skeptoid #326) - Some 60 ancient stone forts in Scotland have vitrified walls, with the stone melted into glass. Here's what we know.September 4, 2012Read | Listen (12:23)

The Golden Ratio (Skeptoid #325) - For centuries, claims both scientific and pseudoscientific have been made for the golden ratio.August 28, 2012Read | Listen (13:18)

Area 51 Facts and Fiction (Skeptoid #313) - Now that Area 51 has been declassified, we finally have proof that what they did had nothing to do with aliens.June 5, 2012Read | Listen (12:47)

Student Questions: Marauding Mammoths and Queen Elizabeth the Man (Skeptoid #312) - Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.May 29, 2012Read | Listen (11:37)

Student Questions: Free Energy and Faster-than-Light Neutrinos (Skeptoid #298) - Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all over the world.February 21, 2012Read | Listen (12:29)

A Magical Journey through the Land of Reasoning Errors (Skeptoid #297) - Four common types of analytical errors in reasoning that we all need to beware of.February 14, 2012Read | Listen (11:49)

The Versailles Time Slip (Skeptoid #296) - We can be sure that two women visiting Versaille in 1901 did not time-travel back to the days of Marie Antoinette.February 7, 2012Read | Listen (13:46)

Finding Amelia Earhart (Skeptoid #295) - The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of the worst examples of television promoting pseudohistory.January 31, 2012Read | Listen (13:05)

Wi-Fi, Smart Meters, and Other Radio Bogeymen (Skeptoid #273) - Demonizing radio transmitters as carcinogenic is popular, but is not supported by any reasonable science.August 30, 2011Read | Listen (12:34)

Are We Alone? (Skeptoid #272) - We are not alone in the galaxy. Here's why that doesn't mean we've been visited by anyone.August 23, 2011Read | Listen (11:52)

The Zionist Conspiracy (Skeptoid #271) - There is no plausible reason to think a conspiracy of Jews plans to take over the world's banks and governments.August 16, 2011Read | Listen (12:47)

The Hessdalen Lights (Skeptoid #270) - Some seek a natural or alien explanation for these aerial lights in Norway. Turns out the true cause is much simpler.August 9, 2011Read | Listen (12:51)

The Abominable Snowman (Skeptoid #269) - Science shows that the Yeti of the Himalayas is almost certainly not a real creature.August 2, 2011Read | Listen (12:11)

Anastasia (Skeptoid #263) - The Grand Duchess Anastasia did not survive her family's 1918 execution, and did not go on to live in the US.June 21, 2011Read | Listen (12:25)

The Haitian Zombies (Skeptoid #262) - A look at the possibility that legends of Haitian zombies may have a grain of truth.June 14, 2011Read | Listen (13:08)

Near Death Experiences (Skeptoid #261) - A comparison of the effects of hypoxia to the reports of a brush with the afterlife.June 7, 2011Read | Listen (12:19)

Military Dolphins: James Bonds of the Sea (Skeptoid #260) - The facts behind the stories of military dolphins trained to attack divers and plant mines on ships.May 31, 2011Read | Listen (12:14)

Mao's Barefoot Doctors: The Secret History of Chinese Medicine (Skeptoid #259) - Westerners' belief that Chinese have long relied on alternative medicine is due in part to clever book publishers.May 24, 2011Read | Listen (12:51)

Spontaneous Human Combustion (Skeptoid #258) - People can catch on fire… and there doesn't seem to be anything too mysterious about any given case.May 17, 2011Read | Listen (12:01)

The Secret of Plum Island (Skeptoid #257) - This secret government lab was said to create genetic mutants. Here's what they actually did.May 10, 2011Read | Listen (12:26)

Student Questions: Supermoons and an Apple a Day (Skeptoid #256) - Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students from around the world.May 3, 2011Read | Listen (11:34)

Superhuman Strength during a Crisis (Skeptoid #255) - Popular stories tell of mothers lifting cars off their children. The science behind it is less than compelling.April 26, 2011Read | Listen (12:08)

Finding the POW/MIAs (Skeptoid #254) - American POW/MIAs are probably not still being held captive inside Vietnam.April 19, 2011Read | Listen (12:50)

The Port Arthur Massacre (Skeptoid #253) - The 1996 mass murder in Tasmania was not secretly a plot by the government to get firearms banned.April 12, 2011Read | Listen (12:09)

The Voynich Manuscript (Skeptoid #252) - The true history and meaning of history's most famous undeciphered book.April 5, 2011Read | Listen (13:48)

The History of Knowledge (Skeptoid #250) - A trip through the centuries to see how human knowledge is reflected through music.March 22, 2011Read | Listen (11:33)

Student Questions: Airport X-Rays, Shampoo, and the Moon (Skeptoid #249) - Skeptoid answers another round of science questions sent in by students all around the world.March 15, 2011Read | Listen (12:13)

The Exorcism of Anneliese (Skeptoid #248) - Exorcisms are a brutal torture ritual with no hope of actually helping a person who believes themselves possessed.March 8, 2011Read | Listen (13:08)

The Miracle of Calanda (Skeptoid #247) - This famous story of God once healing an amputee falls apart under historical scrutiny.March 1, 2011Read | Listen (11:34)

The Mystery of STENDEC (Skeptoid #231) - We still don't know the significance of this mysterious final transmission of an airliner just before its crash.November 9, 2010Read | Listen (11:56)

DDT: Secret Life of a Pesticide (Skeptoid #230) - DDT can be both a killer of birds and a savior against malaria. Rarely is a question as black and white as we'd like.November 2, 2010Read | Listen (13:42)

The Frog in the Stone (Skeptoid #223) - Stories of living frogs being found encased in solid rock have a more interesting (and reality-based) explanation.September 14, 2010Read | Listen (12:49)

Toil and Trouble: The Curse of Macbeth (Skeptoid #222) - The Curse of Macbeth should make Shakespeare's play too dangerous to perform, but science tells us for sure.September 7, 2010Read | Listen (11:31)

Zeitgeist: The Movie, Myths, and Motivations (Skeptoid #196) - The Internet movie Zeitgeist uses dishonesty to make an ideological point that could have easily been made ethically.March 9, 2010Read | Listen (12:08)

Student Questions: Mosquito Repellent and Einstein's Gestation (Skeptoid #195) - Skeptoid answers more questions sent in by students all around the world.March 2, 2010Read | Listen (11:55)

The Denver Airport Conspiracy (Skeptoid #194) - Is the Denver International Airport a headquarters for the New World Order? (Hint: no)February 23, 2010Read | Listen (14:25)

The Faces of Belmez (Skeptoid #193) - Faces appearing on the floor of a house in Spain were easily faked, yet many still consider them supernatural.February 16, 2010Read | Listen (11:15)

Vaccine Ingredients (Skeptoid #180) - The claims made about the dangerous chemicals in vaccines are all either false or misrepresented.November 17, 2009Read | Listen (12:50)

The Scole Experiment (Skeptoid #179) - Said to be the best evidence yet for the afterlife, the Scole Experiments were actually just a hackneyed performance.November 10, 2009Read | Listen (12:11)

Student Questions: The Montauk Monster and Bee Sting Therapy (Skeptoid #178) - Skeptoid answers some more questions sent in by students, on a variety of short topics.November 3, 2009Read | Listen (11:49)

Binaural Beats: Not Digital Drugs (Skeptoid #147) - The science behind binaural beats: What they are, what they are claimed to do, and what they can actually do.March 31, 2009Read | Listen (12:02)

How Old Is the Mount St. Helens Lava Dome? (Skeptoid #146) - Young Earthers point to an infamous dating error as evidence that the Earth is only as old as the Bible says.March 24, 2009Read | Listen (13:00)

Who Is Closed Minded, the Skeptic or the Believer? (Skeptoid #134) - Skeptics and believers both tend to accuse each other of closed-mindedness in their thinking.December 30, 2008Read | Listen (11:37)

Chasing the Min Min Light (Skeptoid #133) - The Australian outback's mysterious jack o' lantern has sparked some good stories, but some even better science.December 23, 2008Read | Listen (10:45)

The Sargasso Sea and the Pacific Garbage Patch (Skeptoid #132) - We cast our skeptical eye upon two vast hazards to navigation said to lurk in the centers of the two great oceans.December 16, 2008Read | Listen (9:52)

The Bohemian Club Conspiracy (Skeptoid #131) - Wealthy and powerful men gather annually at the mysterious Bohemian Grove -- but not to plot global domination.December 9, 2008Read | Listen (12:56)

How to Be a Skeptic and Still Have Friends (Skeptoid #116) - Being known as a skeptic is not necessarily good for your social life. Here's how to overcome the difficulties.August 26, 2008Read | Listen (8:51)

Illuminating the Fatima Miracle of the Sun (Skeptoid #110) - The pope canonized them, but these three children didn't actually predict anything in 1917.July 22, 2008Read | Listen (11:05)

Will the Large Hadron Collider Destroy the Earth? (Skeptoid #109) - Some people believe that CERN's Large Hadron Collider will create black holes that will destroy the Earth.July 15, 2008Read | Listen (11:22)

The Face on Mars Revealed (Skeptoid #97) - New high resolution imagery has proven that this hill on Mars doesn't look quite so much like a carved face after all.April 22, 2008Read | Listen (9:30)

What's Wrong with The Secret (Skeptoid #96) - The Secret teaches that victims are always to blame, and that anyone can have anything simply by wishing.April 15, 2008Read | Listen (10:26)

Bend Over and Own Your Own Business (Skeptoid #95) - If someone wants you to be their salesperson and is calling it a "business opportunity", be very skeptical.April 8, 2008Read | Listen (10:49)

Fire in the Sky: A Real UFO Abduction? (Skeptoid #94) - The evidence shows that Travis Walton's famous story of having been abducted by aliens probably never happened.April 1, 2008Read | Listen (11:00)

Biodynamic Agriculture (Skeptoid #26) - Biodynamic agriculture is not a modern innovation, but rather a throwback to the Dark Ages.February 10, 2007Read | Listen (9:08)

Scientists Are Not Created Equal (Skeptoid #25) - The word "scientist" can mean just about anything you want it to mean.February 5, 2007Read | Listen (6:51)

Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It (Skeptoid #24) - Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage, but potentially deadly to those hoping for medical benefits.January 28, 2007Read | Listen (10:22)

Paganism: A Naked Rebellion (Skeptoid #23) - A look at paganism, its affinity for nudity, and how it differs from mainstream religions.January 23, 2007Read | Listen (6:44)

Skepticism and Flight 93 (Skeptoid #22) - Flight 93, which crashed in a field on September 11, was not shot down by the military.January 19, 2007Read | Listen (8:13)

Living Stones of Death Valley (Skeptoid #21) - An examination of the mysterious stones that move by themselves across the desert floor.January 15, 2007Read | Listen (3:46)

Ethics of Peddling the Paranormal (Skeptoid #4) - A proposal that it might be ethical for non-believers to sell paranormal services to the grieving in certain cases.October 24, 2006Read | Listen (8:46)